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New Hampshire Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Rick Santorum? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| New Hampshire Likely Voters |
42% |
30% |
25% |
3% |
| Party Registration |
Republican |
45% |
30% |
22% |
3% |
| Independent |
36% |
31% |
31% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
50% |
31% |
17% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
58% |
31% |
12% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
47% |
32% |
19% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
37% |
30% |
30% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
32% |
34% |
3% |
| Conservative |
50% |
29% |
19% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
49% |
30% |
18% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
32% |
34% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
50% |
29% |
18% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
44% |
30% |
22% |
3% |
| No |
21% |
27% |
51% |
1% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
34% |
39% |
24% |
3% |
| Ron Paul |
30% |
27% |
41% |
2% |
| Rick Santorum |
90% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
48% |
34% |
14% |
5% |
| Jon Huntsman |
21% |
33% |
46% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
38% |
31% |
29% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
43% |
31% |
25% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
53% |
28% |
16% |
4% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
50% |
22% |
23% |
5% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
35% |
27% |
36% |
2% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
49% |
35% |
16% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
33% |
37% |
25% |
5% |
| Gender |
Men |
41% |
30% |
27% |
2% |
| Women |
43% |
30% |
23% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
31% |
34% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
46% |
29% |
22% |
3% |
| Region |
Hillsborough |
40% |
34% |
25% |
2% |
| Rockingham |
38% |
31% |
28% |
3% |
| Northern Counties |
45% |
28% |
23% |
4% |
| Southern Counties |
45% |
27% |
26% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
44% |
29% |
24% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
37% |
33% |
28% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
60% |
27% |
8% |
5% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
40% |
32% |
27% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
45% |
27% |
23% |
5% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
42% |
29% |
25% |
4% |
| College graduate |
41% |
31% |
26% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
41% |
30% |
26% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
44% |
32% |
22% |
2% |
NBC News/Marist Poll New Hampshire Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 4th and 5th, 2012, N=711 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary. |